tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post116871861079135735..comments2015-07-19T14:18:52.620-07:00Comments on The Ward-O-Matic: Ava Thursday: The MapWard Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1169055125854275922007-01-17T09:32:00.000-08:002007-01-17T09:32:00.000-08:00That IS really awesome. I'll always be an Ava fan....That IS really awesome. I'll always be an Ava fan. I miss those afternoons I would spend with crayons just drawing whatever came into my head.Jazzy Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1169001008736825392007-01-16T18:30:00.000-08:002007-01-16T18:30:00.000-08:00That first scan with the title pages is really gre...That first scan with the title pages is really great. That's showing a hand touching the map, yes? I'm reading the two pages as being connected because the waves on the left side seem to be part of the image on the right. So it establishes the action by showing a first person POV of Pirate Girl reading the map, setting up the story to follow, but it's also a kind of framing device for the reader like when an animated movie or cartoon begins by showing a map or opening a book that you then descend into.sluggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1168765750363666212007-01-14T01:09:00.000-08:002007-01-14T01:09:00.000-08:00Isn't it? That last page with the two pirates was ...Isn't it? That last page with the two pirates was the deciding factor for me in scanning this book for Ava Thursday.Ward Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1168765202113675372007-01-14T01:00:00.000-08:002007-01-14T01:00:00.000-08:00my 3-yr old daughter is into pirates + treasure ma...my 3-yr old daughter is into pirates + treasure maps + mermaids, so she'll love to see ava's imaginitive drawings in the morning. that last barechested pinhead knife wielding pirate with raggedy pants is my favorite.modmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072518787342325987noreply@blogger.com